For the parents and rookies who are interested in the youth trip to LA next year, there will be a meeting after Nippers this week to discuss bookings, accomodation and finances for the trip. Anyone interested will need to attend this meeting and be prepared to commit some cold hard dollars towards the trip early next week.

If anyone is interested in learning to drive or crew the Inflatable Rescue Boat (IRB), there is a course running on the 6th-7th October. You must be a surf club member and hold a current bronze medallion as a pre-requisite so if you don't already have this award and are interested for the future, let us know and we might be able to slot you into a course for that instead ;-)

We will be presenting Coledale Nippers and Rookies with their trophies at our final Nippers day on Saturday the 17th March 2012. The presentation will start at 2pm followed by a BBQ and Jumping Castle. Please bring a plate of food to share around (see the flyer)

Construction has started on the new camp ground office and caretakers residence. Because of that we have temporarily moved the office into the surf club making things a little more squashy than normal.

If anyone has any photos of the work progressing and you would like to share them, feel free to send them to us or post them up on Facebook.

Our Christmas celebration’s are fast approaching, this year the Christmas nippers is on the 18th of December,with activities starting at 10 am, and the party starting at 12. There will be a special guest from the North Pole dropping in to visit all the good boys and girls from Coledale Surfclub!

The Coledale Club championship competition will be held on the 19th ofFebruary 2012 starting at 13:30. There will be 3 age groups: rookie,open and 35+. For the 35+ a handicap system will apply. Thechampionships are open to all patrolling members. Food and drink willbe provided for the competitors after the event. A sign on sheet willbe up in the patrol room - please sign up so we know how muchfood/drink will be required on the day.

Due to a clash of dates, the Coledale club championships have been postponed. A new date is yet to be decided. Stay tuned.

In other news, one of our more senior members entered himself in the champs for the 'Under 21 plus a little' age group while some more youthful patrolling members have entered in the 85+ groups. Ha ha ha. Three cheers for creative book keeping :)